Quality Assurance Lead
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Quality Assurance Lead salary in Cardiff is £72,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
44 |
- |
58 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Leader |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
0.21% |
- |
0.95% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.22% |
- |
1.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,000 |
- |
£70,000 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£72,000 |
- |
£70,000 |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Cardiff with a recognized job title |
448 |
154 |
587 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.92% |
95.65% |
92.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
300 |
115 |
509 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,800 |
£31,250 |
£27,157 |
| 25th Percentile |
£39,375 |
£37,500 |
£36,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£69,682 |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£76,586 |
£74,000 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,000 |
£47,264 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
+10.02% |
+3.89% |
